# Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

> Speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio, television, or other communications media. May play and queue music, announce artist or title of performance, identify station, or interview guests.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 27-3011.00
- **Summary:** Speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio, television, or other communications media. May play and queue music, announce artist or title of performance, identify station, or interview guests.

## Aliases

- Anchor
- Announcer
- DJ (Disc Jockey)
- On-Air Personality
- Host
- Morning Show Host
- On-Air Host
- Radio Announcer
- Sports Anchor
- Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)
- Board Operator
- Broadcaster

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Read news flashes to inform audiences of important events. | Core | 4.A.4.a.3.b |
| Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience. | Core | 4.A.4.a.3.b |
| Operate control consoles. | Core | 4.A.3.a.3.e |
| Identify stations, and introduce or close shows, ad-libbing or using memorized or read scripts. | Core | 4.A.4.a.3.b |
| Study background information to prepare for programs or interviews. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.k |
| Prepare and deliver news, sports, or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.k |
| Record commercials for later broadcast. | Core | 4.A.4.a.8.a |
| Keep daily program logs to provide information on all elements aired during broadcast, such as musical selections and station promotions. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Develop story lines for broadcasts. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.r |
| Select program content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as program specialties, audience tastes, or requests from the public. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.r |
| Write and edit video and scripts for broadcasts. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.p |
| Interview show guests about their lives, their work, or topics of current interest. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.w |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Inform viewers, listeners, or audiences. | 4.A.4.a.3.b |
| Determine presentation subjects or content. | 4.A.2.b.2.r |
| Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes. | 4.A.3.b.6.p |
| Organize informational materials. | 4.A.3.b.6.l |
| Gather information for news stories. | 4.A.1.a.1.k |
| Edit written materials. | 4.A.2.b.1.g |
| Report news to the public. | 4.A.4.a.3.b |
| Interview others for news or entertainment purposes. | 4.A.1.a.1.w |
| Host events. | 4.A.4.b.1.e |
| Promote products, activities, or organizations. | 4.A.4.a.6.c |
| Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video. | 4.A.3.a.3.e |
| Maintain logs of production activities. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Perform for recordings. | 4.A.4.a.8.a |
| Coordinate logistics for productions or events. | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment. | 4.A.3.a.3.j |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oral Expression | ability | 5 |
| Communications and Media | knowledge | 4.81 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 4.75 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 4.75 |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.65 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 4 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 4 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 3.88 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 3.84 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Written Expression | ability | 3.75 |
| Originality | ability | 3.75 |
| Telecommunications | knowledge | 3.71 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3.62 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3.38 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.25 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.25 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.12 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.12 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.12 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3 |
| Memorization | ability | 3 |
| Speed of Closure | ability | 3 |
| Time Sharing | ability | 3 |
| Persuasion | transferable_skill | 2.88 |
| Law and Government | knowledge | 2.73 |
| Public Safety and Security | knowledge | 2.62 |
| Sales and Marketing | knowledge | 2.55 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 2.54 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Adobe Audition | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Database Software | Specialized Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Presentation Software | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | no |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Zoom | Video conferencing software | yes | no |
| Adobe Audition | Music or sound editing software | no | yes |
| Audion Laboratories VoxPro | Music or sound editing software | no | no |
| Avid Technology Pro Tools | Music or sound editing software | no | no |
| Burli Software Burli Newsroom System | Word processing software | no | no |
| Dalet Digital Media Systems Dalet Media Life | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | no | no |
| Database software | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Enterprise application integration EAI software | Enterprise application integration software | no | no |
| Program logging software | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Statistical processing software | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| E-Mail | 4.91 |
| Time Pressure | 4.85 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.69 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.67 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.52 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.49 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 4.46 |
| Contact With Others | 4.39 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 4.25 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 4.2 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.17 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.11 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 4.1 |
| Public Speaking | 3.92 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 3.88 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.64 |
| Level of Competition | 3.61 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 3.56 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.51 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 3.4 |
| Consequence of Error | 3.36 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 3.35 |
| Physical Proximity | 3.07 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 2.96 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 2.93 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.68 |
| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | 2.66 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 2.65 |
| Degree of Automation | 2.58 |
| Spend Time Standing | 2.55 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 2.53 |
| Conflict Situations | 2.48 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 2.46 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 2.42 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 2.34 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 2.12 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 1.93 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 1.77 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 1.65 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 1.58 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 4
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- **Experience:** A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- **Svp Range:** (7.0 to < 8.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Some College Courses | 30.3 |
| High School Diploma | 26.83 |
| Master's Degree | 5.19 |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 2.5 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Media | specific_interest_area | 6.85 |
| Public Speaking | specific_interest_area | 6.35 |
| Artistic | career_interest_type | 5.68 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 4.38 |
| Performing Arts | specific_interest_area | 4.27 |
| Marketing/Advertising | specific_interest_area | 3.89 |
| Creative Writing | specific_interest_area | 3.76 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 3.54 |
| Music | specific_interest_area | 3.41 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 3.11 |
| Dependability | work_style | 3 |
| Applied Arts and Design | specific_interest_area | 2.42 |
| Social Orientation | work_style | 2.33 |
| Personal Service | specific_interest_area | 2.28 |
| Self-Confidence | work_style | 2.28 |
| Humanities | specific_interest_area | 2.17 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 27-3023.00 | role-27-3023-00 | News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists | Primary-Short |
| 27-2012.00 | role-27-2012-00 | Producers and Directors | Primary-Short |
| 27-2012.03 | role-27-2012-03 | Media Programming Directors | Primary-Short |
| 27-2012.05 | role-27-2012-05 | Media Technical Directors/Managers | Primary-Short |
| 27-4032.00 | role-27-4032-00 | Film and Video Editors | Primary-Short |
| 27-2091.00 | role-27-2091-00 | Disc Jockeys, Except Radio | Primary-Long |
| 27-3041.00 | role-27-3041-00 | Editors | Primary-Long |
| 27-3043.05 | role-27-3043-05 | Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers | Primary-Long |
| 27-3043.00 | role-27-3043-00 | Writers and Authors | Primary-Long |
| 27-3031.00 | role-27-3031-00 | Public Relations Specialists | Primary-Long |
| 27-4031.00 | role-27-4031-00 | Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film | Supplemental |
| 27-4012.00 | role-27-4012-00 | Broadcast Technicians | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Arts, Entertainment, & Design | arts-entertainment-design |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Bachelor's degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs | communication-journalism-and-related-programs |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 45680
- **Mean Wage:** 80110
- **Pct10Wage:** 26000
- **Pct25Wage:** 33280
- **Pct75Wage:** 72080
- **Pct90Wage:** 131780
- **Employment:** 23880
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 20720 | 44230 | 46.01 |
| 516110 | 516110 | Radio Broadcasting Stations | National industry | 13710 | 39410 | 1709.57 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 1410 | 62450 | 0.67 |
| 71 | 71 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | Sector | 1290 | 58830 | 3.15 |
| 516120 | 516120 | Television Broadcasting Stations | National industry | 650 | 60450 | 64.65 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 130 | 97330 | 0.08 |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 60 | 43940 |  |
| 513110 | 513110 | Newspaper Publishers | National industry | 40 | 41140 |  |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 40 |  |  |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 516110 | 516110 | Radio Broadcasting Stations | National industry | 13710 | 1709.57 |
| 516120 | 516120 | Television Broadcasting Stations | National industry | 650 | 64.65 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 20720 | 46.01 |
| 71 | 71 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | Sector | 1290 | 3.15 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 1410 | 0.67 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 130 | 0.08 |
- **Count:** 9

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.1 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 0.8493547 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 0.0570952 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 1.123739 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 82
- **Percentile:** 87
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 69 | felten_aioe |
| 78 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 99 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 0.8493547 | 69 | High | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.9 | 78 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.4092803575369506 | 99 | High | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.1
- **Percentile:** 29
- **Band:** Low
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** no

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.4
- **Beta:** 0.65
- **Gamma:** 0.9

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Select program content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as program specialties, audience tastes, or requests from the public. | 0.011400564482003541 | 4.14 |
| Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience. | 0.0031839414319108986 | 4.58 |
| Comment on music and other matters, such as weather or traffic conditions. | 0.002464986915027793 | 3.92 |
| Locate guests to appear on talk or interview shows. | 0.0015406168218923706 | 3.42 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** -5.5
- **Growth Percentile:** 11
- **Direction:** Declining
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 2.3
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 31
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 24.1
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 22.8

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 2
- **Task Count:** 4
- **Total Sample:** 325
- **Autonomy Median:** 3.75
- **Dominant Collaboration:** directive
- **Automation Share:** 48.25
- **Augmentation Share:** 38.46
- **Work Use Percent:** 6.29

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| directive | 48.25 |
| task iteration | 31.12 |
| learning | 7.34 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| personal | 91.96 |
| work | 6.29 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Select program content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as program specialties, audience tastes, or requests from the public. | 0.024803100387548443 | directive | 4 | 248 |
| Locate guests to appear on talk or interview shows. | 0.003800475059382423 | directive | 3.5 | 38 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Select program content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as program specialties, audience tastes, or requests from the public. | 100 | 248 |
| Locate guests to appear on talk or interview shows. | 100 | 38 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Do this for me: select program content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as program specialties, audience tastes, or requests from the public. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
| Do this for me: locate guests to appear on talk or interview shows. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 24
- **Skills:** 39
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 17
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 6400d6fde6d71421